2015 proved to be a calendar year of facemeltingly good live musical performances bookended by timely assessments by comedians Amy Schumer and Joe Rogan. Highlights from 2015 run the gambit from backstage hair-gel banter over red wine with Death From Above 1979 to slow-pitch and Rainer off-sales with The Pygmies, The Shiverettes and No River in the ghost town of Wayne, Alberta. Sled Island offered its perennial delights in the form of a tasty Fu Manchu double-header and a nostalgic visit from Netherland punks The Ex. We also bid farewell to the Republik over Arlen’s roast pork and an infected-earful of Technical Kidman. Having been mesmorized by the intensity of Sled guests Old Man Gloom and Lightning Bolt the year seemed destined for doom as dates with Dead Meadow, Yob, Brothers of the Sonic Cloth, Bison, and Earthless rumbled through town to glowing receptions. Glorious Rush celebrated 40 years in business at the Saddledome while Foo Fighters’ dope guitar-throne and Primus’s Chocolate Factory left a lasting impression. Aside from the thrill of gifting Billy Boyd’s band Beecake with Brentwood honey and grinning like an idiot through a Suicidal Tendencies revival, my favourite moments definitely revolved around the abundance of burgeoning Calgary talent including break-through releases from The Electric Revival, Chron Goblin, MANcub and Mammoth Grove.

Greetings Friends of Radio! It’s that magical time of year when October rolls around and brings CJSW 90.9FM’sfamous FUNDING DRIVE with it! And I’m not kidding when I say “magical!” More on that later…

What you need to know?

CJSW 90.9FM –The Home Team’s ANNUAL FUNDING DRIVE WEEKruns OCTOBER 20th to 27th, 2017and The Nocturntable's Funding Drive Show airs LIVE 8-10pm on Saturday, October 21st!

This year’s theme is “The Home Team!”We’re your “Ninety-Point-Niners”and we’ve got some winning gear, including an amazing “Coach’s Jacket,” on offer over at: www.fundingdrive.caCheck out the artwork & pledge levels & all of our fashionable sportsball-themed merch!What can you do? Pledge your support to The Nocturntable’s efforts to help 90.9FM Campus & Community Radio blow past its fundraising goal of $200,000!Please choose ONE of these easy-peasy options for donating to CJSW & The Nocturntable: 1.EMAIL me directly with your contact information and how much you’d like to donate: no…

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